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In May 1979, a tornado battered Westminster [Eagle Archive]
On May 23, 1979, a tornado struck Westminster and left a path of destruction 150 yards wide for over 2 miles. Since Feb. 19, 1893, there have been more than 20 weather events in Westminster and surrounding Carroll County areas, which historians have...
Tags: National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, JC Penney Company Inc., Tornadoes, Shingles
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Eagle Archives: Unwanted mail has long history
The nation's first countywide free rural postal delivery service got off to a shaky and contested start Dec. 20, 1896, in Carroll County. According to multiple media accounts, including the Baltimore Sun, "One of the first pick-ups postal clerk Edwin...Tags: The New York Times, Mail Order Industry, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Vounteers pour into Wine in the Woods this weekend
Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21 years ago. The Germany native and 54-year resident of Ellicott City, who "picked grapes as a child and grew up...
Tags: Howard County, Wines, Grapes, Ellicott City, Lobbying
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Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures
Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Annapolis
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Carroll Sheriff Tregoning will not seek reelection in 2014
Longtime Carroll County Sheriff Ken Tregoning announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 after completing his 16th year in office. Tregoning said a combination of factors led him to decide against running for reelection in 2014,...
Tags: Local Elections, Laws, Safety of Citizens, Labor Legislation, U.S. Marine Corps
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Carroll parents file complaint after teacher placed on leave
The Maryland State Department of Education plans to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by the parents of nine New Windsor Middle School students earlier this week, department spokesman Bill Reinhard said Wednesday. Parents filed a...Tags: Students, Autism, Mount Airy, Teachers, Behavioral Conditions
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Rare late-season freeze possible early Tuesday in Carroll Co.
A freeze watch is in effect for Carroll County overnight Monday into Tuesday, something known to happen this late in May only once in more than every 10 years. Temperatures are expected to drop to the lower 30s there early Tuesday, according to the...
Tags: National Weather Service, Baltimore Weather, Weather Reports, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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IAAM B Conference lacrosse championship delayed, not denied, for Park
Park junior midfielder Sara Lessans said the Bruins used their time wisely while waiting for a severe thunderstorm to pass over the Gerstell Academy field on Saturday afternoon in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference final....
Tags: Pikesville
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Two graduate from MAR Leadership Academy
Gary Nelson, of Edgewood RE/MAX Components, and Craig Strobel, of Joppa, of Exit Preferred Realty, both with the Harford County Association of Realtors were two of 18 graduates from the Maryland Association of Realtors 13th annual Leadership Academy...
Tags: Real Estate, Harford County
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Councilwoman challenges city's stormwater fee plan
A city councilwoman is challenging Baltimore's plan to charge businesses some of the highest stormwater fees in the state — and divert some of the money that had gone to Chesapeake Bay cleanup to help fund property tax cuts. Councilwoman Mary...
Tags: Bill Henry, Bernard C. Young, Justice System, Howard County, Mary Pat Clarke
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South Carroll athletic director among best in the state
Jim Horn, the athletic director at South Carroll High School, was to be honored April 27 by the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association as Athletic Director of the Year for District 1B. The association recognizes representatives from each of its 13...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Francis Scott Key
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Carroll County board challenged over Christian prayers
"In the name of my savior, I pray," is how one Carroll County commissioner concluded his prayer to open a recent meeting of the county's governing board. Now two county residents are asking a federal judge to end what they say is the board's regular...
Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Justice System, University of Baltimore, Laws, Religious Conflicts
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